|
|
Citizenship in Australia |
|
|
| |
Becoming an Australian Citizen !
You may become a citizen of Australia in one of three possible ways. These are:
By birth : In Australia people automatically become an Australian citizen if they are born here and one or both of their parents is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
By descent : If you are the child of an Australian citizen but you are born overseas you will generally be granted Australian citizenship. There are a number of rules that might apply to people in this category. These are indicated in the Australian Citizenship Act, 2007.
By grant : If you are a non-citizen of Australia you can apply to become an Australian citizen. You must meet several requirements, which generally are that you:
- Are an Australian permanent resident
- Have lived in Australia as a lawful resident for a total of four years where absences of a cumulative duration of less than 12 months will not matter, including 12 months as a permanent resident immediately preceding the date of application where absences of a cumulative duration of less than 3 months during this period will not matter
- Have a knowledge of basic English
- Have an adequate knowledge of your responsibilities and privileges as a citizen
- Are likely to reside in, or to maintain a close and continuing association with, Australia if granted citizenship
|
| |
| Click on the following Links for further Information : |
| |
|
|
| |
Applying for a visa to Australia.
If you are one of the vast majority of non-citizens who do not come within one of the groups of people listed in question 22 below, you will need to apply for a visa.
Generally, an application is not valid unless it is for a visa of a specified class, any fees prescribed for the application have been paid, and it is made on the approved form.
Some people are exempt from completing an approved form because they are deemed by the Migration Regulations to be an applicant for a visa. They include:
-
A child born between the time an application is made and the time it is decided. The birth of the child is a change of circumstance, which must be notified on an approved form.
- In limited circumstances, non-citizens in Australia who make an invalid application for a substantive visa are taken to have applied for a Bridging D visa.
- Non-citizens who were in Australia on 1 September 1994 and had unresolved applications for an entry permit on that date are taken to be applicants for a transitional visa.
The Migration Regulations also provide for an Australian person or business who is approved by the Department of Immigration or a State or Territory Government to nominate a non-citizen outside Australia who wishes to come to Australia for short-term business purposes. The nominated person may be granted a Temporary Business Entry visa.
You should be aware that if you are in Australia and do not hold a substantive visa and a decision is made to refuse to grant you a visa, then restrictions do apply to your future right to make further applications for the grant of a visa. You will only be entitled to apply for a prescribed class of visa.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Digital bangladesh Features |
| Ads Search
Job Search
Information Zone :
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
